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Thailand Abolishes Value-Added Tax Previously Applicable on Digital Asset Trades

The Thailand Finance Ministry has announced the removal of the previously applicable value-added tax on digital asset trading. This exemption, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024, extends to regulated brokers, dealers, and authorized cryptocurrency…

Tradestation Settles With SEC and State Regulators for $3 Million

Tradestation has reached a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and state regulatory bodies, agreeing to pay $3 million in fines for offering an unregistered crypto asset lending product to U.S. investors, a move that…

Hashgraph Association Partners With Saudi Government to Launch Deep Tech Venture Studio

The Hashgraph Association, a nonprofit organization based in Switzerland, announced on Feb. 7 that it had partnered with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment to launch a deep tech venture studio. The venture studio’s objective is to assist both…

Former Bitmex Chief Foresees Bitcoin Rising to $1 Million Amid Banking Bailout and Money Printing Surge

Arthur Hayes, former CEO of crypto exchange Bitmex, has predicted a remarkable surge in the price of bitcoin, envisioning it reaching $1 million amidst anticipated banking bailout measures and significant money printing by the Federal Reserve…

Robert Kiyosaki’s Stark Warning: World Economic Crash on Horizon, No Soft Landing Expected

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has reiterated his concerns about the U.S. economy, predicting investor losses amidst bank failures and a global economic crash. “For many years I have warned, ‘Buy gold, silver…

Bitcoin Price Predicted to Exceed $77,000 This Year: Finder Panel

A panel of experts surveyed by comparison platform Finder has predicted that the price of bitcoin will climb above $77,000 by the end of 2024. Moreover, the majority of the experts believe it’s a good time to buy the cryptocurrency at the…

Tecpetrol Raises Crude Oil Production Fivefold With Crypto Mining In Argentina

Tecpetrol, an Argentina-based oil and gas company, has reported the benefits of including crypto mining operations in its oil explorative activities. According to Tecpetrol CEO Ricardo Markous, including on-site vented gas generators to mine…

Bitcoin Miner Iris Energy Inks AI Cloud Services Deal With Poolside AI

The bitcoin mining corporation Iris Energy, listed on the Nasdaq, has declared its entry into a cloud services partnership with the artificial intelligence (AI) startup Poolside AI. The collaboration with Poolside comes after Iris acquired 248…

Bitcoin’s Hashrate Hits Record 609 EH/s, Powering Through to New Peaks Amid Price Surge

Bitcoin’s computational power soared to unprecedented heights this week, climbing to 609 exahash per second (EH/s) on Thursday, as per the seven-day simple moving average (SMA). Over the last year, figures reveal a staggering increase in…

Blockchain Advocacy Groups Slam EIA’s ‘Politically Motivated’ Inquiry Into US Crypto Mining

After the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) declared its intention to launch an urgent inquiry into the power consumption of cryptocurrency mining within the nation, two blockchain advocacy organizations have labeled the move as a…

Legal Twist Keeps Terraform Labs’ Co-Founder Do Kwon in Montenegro, Appeals Court Questions Extradition Grounds

Following the Montenegro Appeals Court’s decision to reject the extradition requests for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon, the panel from the Appeals Court has nullified the latest decision by Podgorica’s High Court to extradite Kwon…

New York Community Bancorp Counters Moody’s Junk Status, Asserts Strong Deposits

Just one week following a dramatic plunge in New York Community Bancorp’s shares, which tumbled 40% in a single day at January’s close, Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the bank’s credit rating to junk status. The bank’s…

LBank Labs Announces Strategic Investment in Navi Protocol, Joining OKX Ventures, DAO5, and Hashed in $2M Funding Round

PRESS RELEASE. LBank Labs, a prominent player in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space, is excited to announce its investment in Navi Protocol, an inaugural Native One-Stop Liquidity Protocol on Sui, offering users opportunities as liquidity…

Nigerian Currency Depreciation: Central Bank Head Reaffirms Commitment to Reviving Confidence in the Economy

The Nigerian central bank remains committed to building confidence in the economy but that hinges on the implementation of “bold reforms” and residents’ help in easing pressure on the naira. However, critics have faulted the…

US Lawmakers Press Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Crypto Oversight Gaps

Four U.S. lawmakers have pressed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen regarding crypto oversight gaps. The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which Yellen chairs, has issued “repeated warnings about the lack of oversight of the digital…